City of New Orleans to host Event Information Session

November 14, 2012

NEW ORLEANS, LA —THURSDAY, the City of New Orleans will host an Event Information Session. This session is intended to educate event stakeholders about permitting and licensing procedures, policy and process changes.

This event will be headed up by the City of New Orleans with support from the Innovation Delivery Team, funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies. Under the direction of Deputy Mayor Michelle Thomas, the City is advancing initiatives that will create a measurable impact on management, production, and coordination of events. These initiatives will provide easier access to information and improve the customer service experience for permit and license applicants in the City of New Orleans.

At this information session, agency leaders will highlight the roles of their business units and review key processes their agencies manage related to licenses, permits and public use of municipal resources for events. Exhibit spaces with representatives from each agency will also be available to answer specific questions and schedule appointments with participants if necessary.